Fly-catching device.



R. R. PAREISH.

APPLIUATION IILEDJULY 8, 1906*.

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ROB ROY PARRISH, OF INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.

'FLY-cnrcHrNG DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented' Dee. 29,1908.

Application filed July `6, 1906. Serial No. 524,963.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that L'ROB ROY PARRISH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the town of Independence, in the county ...of Polk and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ely- Catching Devices. 4

My invention relates to that class of devices designed to utilize a piece of pliant fabric prepared with a fly destroying substance, and having one edge folded to form a rarrow trough with open top and closed en s.

The object of my invention is ,.flrst, to provide a convenient means for. using at various positions a piece of fly paper having one edge folded to form a narrow gum trough with open top and closed ends second,`to enable a piece of fly paper to be used at different positions for catching fliesen a" pane of glass in a window without danger of the gummed surface of the paper daubing the glass. I attain these objects by means hereinafter set forth in this specification and represented in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 represents a vertical front view of my device. Figl 2, a top view of same applied to a piece of glass. verse sectional vview of my device. Fig. `4, a sectional view of spring mechanism arranged to prevent the clamps from assuming closed positions, and also adapted to'be used for pressing a piece of fly paper to the receptacle. Fig. 5, a clamp hinged at its end.

Fig. 6, a removable rod clamp. Fig. 7, a

transverse section of the `rod clamping' de vice. Eig. 8, a thin metallic device having curved clamps and applied to a piece of glass. Fig. 9, a transverse section of same device. Fig. 10, a piece of fly paper with f its ends deflected inward and a gum trough formed with straight outer'edge. Fig. 11', a clamp having trough nick and lugs. Fig. 12, a piece of fly paper having kboth ends deflected inward and gum troughs formed atv both edges.

The device represented in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 has its receptacle, 1, formed of wood as a location for a piece of fly paper, 2, prepared with its gummed surface, 3, and ungummed edges or margins, 4; the paper has one edge folded to formthe narrow gum trough, 5,

'with its open top, 6, and closed ends, 7,

which adapts it to catch downward flowing gum and also aid in catching flies.y When desired a piece of fly paper may be arranged Fig. 3, a trans-` on the opposite side of the receptacle thereby enabling it to hold two pieces of flyy paper, which is usually packed in pairs of sheets.

The device is provided with the clamps, 8, in which are inserted the clamp lugs, 9, that are adapted to contact with the springs, 10, which are screwed to the receptacle in such a manner as to permit the free ends of the springs working in the recess, 11, for the purpose of preventing the clamps from assuming their closed positions; these springs are.

also adapted to be used to press the paper to the receptacle where it is more firmly held by aid ofthe buttons, 12, which are screwed to the flange strips, 13 5 the buttons may be turned outward to their positions of release, and the clamps lifted by aid of the lifting nicks, 8, a; these clamps extend nearly across the receptacle and are provided with narrowed front edges 8, so as to enable them to deflectingly press the margin, 4, into the gum grooves, 14, and thereby make the gum gutters, 4, a, that are adapted to catch melted gum which may flow endwise when the device is placed in an endwise inclined position of use, and to prevent such gum from daubing the clamps, a piece of paper, 15, isplaced with one edge under each clamp and another edge turned upwardly and placed between each clamp and its buttons. If the springs are arranged to press up against the clamps when held by the buttons the buttons. `are rendered `less liable to displacement incidental to looseness caused by long usage, and such a combination will also enablethe released clamps to automatically assume their outward positions. 1

The flange strips, 13, are nailed or otherwise suitably secured to the receptacle to strengthen it, and are here shown wide enough to constitute protecting factors when they properly contact with a piece of glass,

16, and there form the space, 17, which pre-K vents the gumrned portion, 3, 0f paper, 2, from contacting with and daubing the glass, 16.

the paper when it is properly pressed down on to the receptacle, lthe points of the lugs being received in the lug holes, 19, made in the clamps; but the relative positions of the lugs and holes may be reversed and the lugs be carried by the clamps.

The margin guards, or stays, here used are the buttons, 20, screwed to the receptacle, 1, to prevent Wind or other means from displacing the margin 5 the buttons are adapted to be turned to their' positions of release, indicated by their dotted lines. Other means may be substituted for these buttons.

, The manipulating handle, 21, is made of leXible leather, provided with the hole 21, a., and then screwed to the receptacle for ma nipulating purposes and can be utilized for hanging the device to a nail driven into awall.

The device represented in Fig. 5, has an end hinged clamp, 22, secured to the receptacle by the hinge pin, 23, in such a manner as to enable the clamp to be turned down on the paper, 2, a, and be held in a clamping po- 'sitiojn between the rim, and the clamp pin, 24, by button, 12, a', or other means.

In Figs. 6 and 7 are represented'sectioiis of a device provided with removable rod clamps, 25, which are arranged so as to fit in the suitable recess 26 made in the rim, While another end is provided with the ring, 27, adapted to i'it around the ring pin, 28,' the clamp may be retained in position for pressing the paper, 2, b, to the receptacle by buttn, 12, Z1, or other means.

In Fig. 8 is represented a section of a thin metallic body part formed with the upward dei'lection's, 29, from which the lug, 1S, a, is struck up so as to pierce through the paper, 2. c', that is deflected to the receptacle by the curved clamps, 80, hinged at 31, so as to be held in their clamping positions by the buttons, 12, c, or other means. These clamps are provided with the trough nicks, 32, Figs. 8 'and 9 thus enabling the gum trough, 5, a., with its open top, 6, (L, and closed ends, '7,a, to be formed by folding one edge to a straight line, 33, in such a manner as te make a gum trough with a wider end portion than is normal with the devices heretofore described.

l'n Figs. 10, 1 1, and 12 is represented a de vice having a piece of fly paper, 2, d, having its ends deflected inward around a rod auxiliary, 34, so as to form a narrow gum trough, 5, when another edge is folded to a straight line, 33, a.

The clamps, 35, are provided with trough nicks, 32, a, and lugs, 18, Zi, at their edges, and are hinged to the u'pturned flanges so as to be forced down on the paper and be held there by the buttons, 12, d, or other means. Clamp springs, 10, a, are secured to the device so that when the buttons, 12, d, are turned to their positions of release, the springs Will force the clamps up to, and normally hold them at their positions ol` release, see dotted lines. By such a position oll the paper a paper gum stop or trough, 5, e, is formed at the ends oll the paper, and when the upper edge is l'olded to l'orm an additional gum trough, 5, d, Fig. 12, the paper forms a basin and normally prevents its l lowing gum l'rom daubing the receptacle when the device is placed in a highly inclined position edge- Wise.

The operation el' my device is simple, convenient, and eilective. By turning the huttons to their positions ol' release, and lil'ting the clamps outward, a piece ol fly paper may be laidv on the receptacle, the lugs lorced through it, the margin guards placed over the margin, the clamps made to press the paper to the receptacle and the buttons turned over the clamps. Then by aid ol the manipulating handle the device may be properly passed with the handle portion i'orward and the paper towards the glass in a window in such a manner that some 'flics which may get between the paper and glass by means ol` the lly passage or otherwise will be caught by the gummed portion, 3, oi' paper, 2, aml the glass not be daubed by contacting with said portion, 'lor the protective i'actors l y contacting with the glass, will l'orm the space, 17, and thus hee) the glass and gummed portion apart. il the gum trough is l'ormed hcl'ore the device is applied to the glass, a rapid motion will tend to cause the gum trough to spread at its top so as to cause the edge ol' the gum trough to scrape the glass and more ei'lectively aid in catching flies. Alter the window service the device may he by any suitable means placed in any desirable vertical or inclined position l'or displaying the paper to catch ilies, or to conceal the gummed portion and dead llies, and the gum troughs when properly arranged will catch and normally retain any melted gum which may flow downward into them, and thereby prevent the melted gum from dropping onto and daubing articles beneath. the device.

The device may be placed in a horizontal position l'or displaying the paper to catch ities, and when the weather is not warm enough to melt the gum the device may he turned with the paper in a horizontal position beneath the receptacle without danger of the gummed portion sagging so as to contact with the top olI a table. ll' the heat is sufficient to cause the gum to rapidly melt and ilow into the trough, the paper may be readily removed, the hitherto upper edge formed into a gum trough and the paper replaced on. the 'receptacle so as to allow the melted gum to rei'low towards the newly made gum trough, and il' both troughs are retained the rei'lowing ol' the gum may he more readily managed by merely reversingr the position oi the device. The additional precaution of arranging gum stops or troughs llt) at the end portions of the paper will enable it to be utilized at a highly inclined endwise position, or used in a horizontal position without danger of the melted gum normally flowing fromthe paper and daubing the receptacle or other articles, as the basin is deep enough to confine the gum. After a piece of paper has served its purpose it can be easily removed and another piece readily adjusted to the receptacle.

It is obvious that other modifications of my invention can be made of' wood, sheet metal, wire, cloth, pa er,and fabric, and I do not intend to con ne myself to the few phases here represented, but` Having described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 3 1. A fly patching device consisting of `a suitable receptacle for a piece of fly paper combined with factorsV to form a fly passage, lugs to piercesaid paper, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set forth. Y

2. Ay fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of fly paper, combined with factors to forma fly passage, lugs to pierce said paper, a marg'inguard, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

3. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle'provided with gum stops, combined with factors to form a ily passage, lugs to pierce said paper, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

4. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle fora piece of ily paper, a piece of fly paper mounted on said receptacle having a narrow gum trough havingan open top and closed ends arranged to catch down-v ward flowing gum of said paper, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for

the purpose set forth. p

5. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle fora piece of fly paper, combined with factors to form afly passage, lugs to pierce said paper, clamps to ress said paper to said receptacle, means to old said clamps at their positions of release, said means being also adaptedto hold said clamps at their positions for pressing said paper to said rece tacle, for the purpose set forth.

6. A y catching device consisting of a suitable `receptacle provided with gum stops located at the end portions of said receptacle, said stops being adapted to prevent gum from flowing od the ends of a piece of fly paper mounted on said receptacle, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set fort 7. A fly catching device consistingof aV suitable receptacle provided with gum stops located at the end portions of said receptacle, said stops being adapted to prevent gum from flowing off the ends of a piece of fly paper mounted on said receptacle, combined with factors to form a fly passage, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set fort l 8. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of fly paper, a piece of'lly paper having a gum trough made lof paper, said trough having an open top and closed ends, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

9. Ally catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of fly paper, a piece of fly paper hafing a gum trough made of paper, said trough hazing an open top and closed ends, means to protect said trough, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

10. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of fly paper, a piece of fly paper mounted on said receptacle, within the confines-of the same means to prevent gum flowing from said paper from daubing said receptacle, and means to secure said paper tosaid receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

11. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of fly paper, a piece of fly paper mounted on said receptacle, 4within theconfines of the same means to prevent gum flowing from said paper from daubing said receptacle, factors to form a fly passage, clamps arranged to press said paper to said receptacle, and means to secure said clamps against displacement, for the purpose set forth.

12. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of fly paper, factors to form a ily passage, gum stops made ofl paper located at the end portion of said paper, clamps to press said paper to said receptacle, means to hold said clamps at their positions of release, said means being also adapted to hold said clamps at their positions of pressure, and further means to secure said clamps at their closed positions i for the purpose set forth.

13. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of iiy paper, clamps adapted to secure said paper to said receptacle, and spring mechanism arranged to hold said clamps at their positions of release, for the purpose set forth.

14. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle fora piece of fly pa er, a piece of fly paper having one edge fol ed to form a gum trough haring open top and closed ends mounted on said receptacle, lugs to pierce said paper, a margin guard, protective flanges att hree edges of said receptacle, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

15. A fly catching detice consisting of a suitable receptacle for apiece of fly pa er, a piece of fly paper having one edge fol ed to form a gum trough With open top and closed ends mounted on said receptacle, factors to form a fly passage, lugs to pierce said paper, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

16. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of fly paper, a piece of fly paper haivng one edge folded to form a gum trough mounted on said receptacle, factors to form a fly passage, a margin guard, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

17. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of fly paper, a piece of fly paper having a gum trough made of paper, said trough having an open top and closed ends, lugs to pierce said paper, a margin guard, gum stops located at the end portions of the said paper, flanges at three edges of said receptacle, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

1S. fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of lly paper, a piece of fly paper having a gum trough made of paper, said trough having an open top and closed ends, gum stops located at the end portions of said paper, and means to secure said paper to said receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

19. A fly catching device consisting of a suitable receptacle for a piece of fly paper, clamps provided with trough nicks suitablyv mounted on said device, and further means to secure said clamps at'y their closed posi tions.

20. A fly catching devicey consisting of a. suitable receptacle, a piece of ily paper having a gum trough mounted on said receptacle, lugs to pierce said paper, clamps arranged to secure said paper to said receptacle, said clamps having trough nicks, for the purpose set forth.

ROB ROY PAlllllSll Witnesses:

B. VJiLsoN, R. J. TAYLOR.. 

